The Catechetical Review - Communicating Christ for a New Evangelization

St. Paul and the Grace of Suffering

Authored by Brian Pizzalato in Issue #30.1 of The Sower
St Paul can help us to understand how suffering can be a grace. Two questions have plagued the minds of Christians and non-Christians alike: Why is there suffering? Why does God allow suffering? In St. Paul’s writings we find profound insights into the meaning of suffering. Pope John Paul II explains why St. Paul writes so much on suffering: ‘The Apostle shares his own discovery and rejoices in it because of all those whom it can help—just as it helped him—to understand the salvific meaning of suffering’ (Salvifici Doloris, 1).

The rest of this online article is available for current subscribers.

Start your subscription today!


This article is from The Sower and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of Maryvale Institute. Contact [email protected]

Watch Tutorial Videos

We've put together several quick and easy tutorial videos to show you how to use this website.

Watch Now